(If you are wondering why the pictures of Lobsters keep popping up, it is because Lobsters don’t get cancer!) Title: Sarcoma Awareness Month: Shedding Light on a Rare but Serious Cancer As July unfolds, it brings with it Sarcoma Awareness Month, an important time to focus on a group of cancers that, while uncommon, can… Read more »
National Minority Mental Health Awareness Month: Breaking Barriers and Fostering Understanding National Minority Mental Health Awareness Month, observed each July, shines a spotlight on the unique mental health challenges faced by racial and ethnic minority communities in the United States. This observance aims to raise awareness, reduce stigma, and improve access to mental health care… Read more »
Juvenile Arthritis Awareness Month: Shedding Light on a Misunderstood Pediatric Condition Juvenile arthritis (JA), also known as pediatric rheumatic disease, is a term encompassing various forms of chronic arthritis affecting children under the age of 16. Despite the common misconception that arthritis exclusively afflicts older adults, approximately 300,000 children in the United States alone are… Read more »
International Group B Strep Awareness Month: Understanding a Silent Threat to Newborns July marks International Group B Strep Awareness Month, a time dedicated to educating the public about a common bacterium that can have serious implications for newborns. Group B Streptococcus (GBS), also known as Streptococcus agalactiae, is a type of bacteria that naturally resides… Read more »
Shining a Light on a Rare and Misunderstood Disease June marks National Scleroderma Awareness Month, a time to raise visibility and understanding about this chronic, autoimmune disease that impacts an estimated 300,000 Americans. Despite its rarity, scleroderma can be devastating, causing the body to attack itself by overproducing collagen which leads to a thickening and… Read more »